Saturday, January 08, 2011

But I wholeheartedly agree with Brian that this is not the right hire for Michigan. For reasons like this ESPN story and all the reasons Brian states at the end of his post:

I've made my opinion clear on this: Miles is old, has enthusiastically adopted the tao of SEC, and just saw his program take a more serious hit from the NCAA than Rodriguez did. Even if it works out in five years Michigan is going to be saddled with a coach exactly as old as Carr was when he retired and will either get to experience the extended senescence of a guy who's already wacky or experience yet another transition. I would prefer Brady Hoke.

I am curious. Steve Mariucci coached at Cal rather successfully before heading up the 49ers and Lions. He is from Iron Mountain. I know he is a life long friend of Izzo and more associated with MSU, but Bo was a Buckeye, so that shouldn't matter. Why is he not mentioned as a candidate. He has worked for the NFL network for years, so no buyouts or permissions needed. Is he hated in AA or just not given a thought?

Is anyone thinking that maybe Brandon is looking at Malzahn or one of Chip Kelly's acolytes and is waiting for the BCSNCG to end? Is a current assistant (not UM) not under consideration due to lack of HC experience? Are there any former Carr assistants that have a burnished enough resume to warrant consideration?

I'm sure there are a few sleeper candidates and I would prefer that we chase after those guys than a big name coach. It might make for a tough couple of years but I think if we look to the long term, we could have a coach for a long time.

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